CAS 10342-83-3: 4'-Bromopropiophenone

4'-Bromopropiophenone

1-(4-Bromophenyl)propan-1-one is a sulfonation product of propiophenone. It has been found to have anticancer activity in cervical cancer, and is currently being studied as a potential treatment for cancer. 1-(4-Bromophenyl)propan-1-one can be synthesized by treating propiophenone with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide solution. It can also be synthesized using polyvinyl chloride as the starting material. 1-(4-Bromophenyl)propan-1-one can be isolated from the reaction mixture by adding hydrochloric acid to the reaction mixture, forming a salt that precipitates from solution. This salt is then dissolved in water and neutralized with an alkali such as sodium hydroxide or potassium carbonate, yielding 1-(4-bromophenyl)propan-1-one hydrochloride.

Applications 4'-Bromopropiophenone is an electron-deficient aryl bromide that has the ability to self-polymerize using binary palladium catalyst. 4'-Bromopropiophenone is also used as a reagent in the synthesis of substituted 2-aminothiazoles (e.g. 2-Aminobenzothiazole [A593500]), compounds that are inhibitors of neuronal degeneration in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. References Bensaid, S., et al.: Tetrahedron Lett., 52, 1383 (2011); Lagoja, I., et al.: Eur. J. Pharm. Sci., 43, 386 (2011); Matsubara, K., et al.: J. Organom. Chem., 691, 3693 (2006)